Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem
Natufian to PPNB·Judean Hills Neolithic·🇮🇱 Judean Hills, Motza, Israel
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About Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem
Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem at Judean Hills, Motza, Israel is a Natufian to PPNB ancient city of the Judean Hills Neolithic tradition, built c. 9000 BCE for 40 ha highway salvage richest ppnb. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersMotza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem at Judean Hills, Motza, Israel is a Natufian to PPNB ancient city of the Judean Hills Neolithic tradition, built c. 9000
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 9000 BCE
- Period
- Natufian to PPNB
- Culture
- Judean Hills Neolithic
- Purpose
- 40 ha highway salvage richest PPNB
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 9000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem
On the ground
Structures & features
31.8000° N · 35.1700° E · 325 m · 3 mapped features
- Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem Main Ancient-City FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-city feature at Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem – central 40 ha highway salvage richest ppnb element with stratified deposits31.8000° N · 35.1701° E
- Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem defining settlement or ritual space31.7999° N · 35.1701° E
- Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Motza Highway Mega-site PPNB Jerusalem ceremonial landscape31.8001° N · 35.1699° E
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